People · South Africa
Nicholas Barlow
3×3 · top 5.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2019 · 2019BARL02
Nicholas Barlow has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.33, set at Cape Town Summer 2022, puts him in the top 5.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 54th in South Africa. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since October 2019, he has put 93 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.65 in October 2019 to 9.33, a 26% improvement. Nicholas has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.33 | 10.14 | top 5.7% | 54 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 2.65 | 4.25 | top 10.4% | 103 / 1,510 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.06 | 9.00 | top 20.4% | 160 / 946 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.78 | 30.60 | top 33.6% | 97 / 467 | |
| Megaminx | 2:50.71 | 3:25.74 | top 70.5% | 142 / 266 | |
| Skewb | 19.02 | 25.72 | top 88.0% | 363 / 438 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 6 Mar 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.33 at Cape Town Summer 2022.
- 14 Mar 2020Five personal bests in one day at Cape Town Summer 2020.
- 20 Oct 2019First competition: Cape Town Spring 2019. A 13.18 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cape Town Summer 2022 · 6 Mar 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Cape Town Summer 2020 · 14 Mar 2020 — 5 personal bests set
- Cape Town Spring 2019 · 20 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Calum Visagie — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Dylan Swarts — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Daniel Rush — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.33 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.